Blood-Injury-Illness Phobia: A Review.

Thyer, Bruce A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ321934

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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Blood-Injury-Illness Phobia: A Review.

Thyer, Bruce A.; And Others

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v41 n4 p451-59 Jul 1985

Surveys empirical literature pertaining to phobias of blood, injury, or illness (BII); defines BII phobia as selectively associated with vasovagal fainting response upon exposure to phobic stimuli. Presents clinical, demographic, and etiological information from 15 BII phobics and suggests that BII phobia warrants diagnostic category separate from simple phobia. (Author/NRB)

Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases, Injuries, Neurosis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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